Singapore property developer Mapletree is scheduled to open the new Oakwood Residence Saigon in Ho Chi Minh City in April 2018. Located in HCMC’s District 7. Saigon South Place, Oakwood Residence Saigon will have 237 full furnished serviced apartments, ranging from studios to three-bedroom apartments for both short and long-term staying guests.

Vietnam is accelerating the construction of solar power plants to make up for an anticipated power shortfall due to the recent cancellation of two nuclear power projects that had been expected to generate power by 2030.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport has announced that it plans to spend $15.4 billion USD (350.5 trillion VND) to develop the country’s aviation industry between 2018 and 2030 including allocations of almost $4 billion USD (84.4 trillion VND) during 2018 and 2019.

The Ho Chi Minh City Real Estate Association (HoREA) has issued a report for the government and has forecast that one and two-bedroom apartments that are priced around $45,000 USD (1 billion VND) will be the best-selling segment in 2018 and will have the highest liquidity.